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The EFCC on Thursday called two prosecution witnesses who testified before the Federal High Court in Abuja in respect of the N2.1bn fraud charges instituted against AIT founder, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, and his DAAR Investment and Holdings Limited.

The two witnesses told the court how they supplied generators, a transformer, security doors valued at millions of naira, to Dokpesi’s houses in Lagos and Agenebode, Edo State, as well his offices after the sum of N2.1bn was allegedly paid to him ex-NSA.

The witnesses were led by the prosecuting counsel, Mr. Oluwaleke Atolagbe.

According to Punch, the EFCC is prosecuting Dokpesi and his company on six counts bordering on the sum of N2.1bn which they allegedly received in tranches from the Office of the then NSA.

The EFCC accused the defendants of money laundering and other charges relating to procurement fraud for allegedly receiving N2.12bn from ONSA and using same to prosecute Peoples Democratic Party’s 2015 presidential media campaign.

Dokpesi and DAAR were said to have received N2.12bn from ONSA then headed by Sambo Dasuki as payment for a “purported contract on presidential media initiative”.

The prosecution said that the payment was in breach of and punishable under provisions of the Public Procurement Act, Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act and the EFCC (Establishment) Act.

The seventh prosecution witness, Imoekor, told the court on Thursday that he was invited by EFCC in February 2016 “to clarify” transactions which Mikano had with Dokpesi and DAAR.

He explained how between February and August 2015 Mikano supplied four units of 140KVA, two units of 200KVA and a 500KVA electric transformer to Dokpesi’s house in Agenebode (his hometown) and Daar’s offices in Sokoto and Gusau, Zamfara State.

He said “The transaction was in respect of four units of 140KVA Basic (open type). Each costs N3.5m and they all totalled N14m. Daar made payment for all. The payment was made in two tranches of N7m each through First Bank drafts.

“On March 19, 2015, they came to exchange three of the ‘Basic’ generators with soundproof type and paid the difference of N6,3250,000 through UBA Plc."

“In August 2015 payment for 500KVA electric transformer was made. The amount paid was in cash. It was N3,073,200.

“This time the receipt was issued in his name, that is, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi’s name.

“Then a memo was issued to the head office of Mikano Int'l Limited for delivery in Agenebode Edo State. It was subsequently delivered.”

When asked the Mikano’s official confirmed that instructions for the transactions were from Dokpesi.